Matrix.



C. LUGKE.

MATRIX. APPLIOATIO FILED MAY 6, 1908.

Patented Mar. 17, 1914.

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` Be itknown that LCARL Leslie, :i citizen 0f the United States, residing in the bemugh of Brooklyn, city and State' ef ew "bitlg have invented new endusefui Improveiziens in Matrices, 0f which the; foiiowiiig is a specification f The invention reiaes fno matrices for C0m" posing limeiiines, and in certain ifeenmfesl casting machiies which vczist n, line bary er .Huot-yp@ from a plurality of essem'ed maiivices. v 'A Objects of the invention are Le po s;

cast-ing machined? exceedingly simple lemistmction and else makes possible s maeiime o sn1aiis1ze"und= which m'the'morehas ploy e grea Varietfgrs styles and fases wii3h-- shifting of magazines alici Without a purPalit-jy of matrix fencs; tprovide futhei smi `more paiticuizuiyl. :for greeiy' incezising iiie magazine czilpteeiiiy without ai correspondingiiici'ease in ii@- f piex its "parte midz'meclmnisms; also to py@- vide a` matrix which, rendersl possible )exceedingly simpie line handling mechanisms and fmfiier 'i1 w,in 'r possible great Sim- 'plici'zy in the general. mechanism ami struc ture of 'the eiitiie @sting er composing Chine. A i' These und other ei'ijects ef inventieve Wili in part be ebi'ious and Willie pia-ift. more fui y appear hereintiteruv y V The ecemiwpaiijjjing drawings, refereed to herein and :ieriiiig s' part hereof iiiusirae one embeciimen", of Sie invention', he seme sewing il; connection, with Ithe description herein to expiein me principles ei' me 11iveiiiieii, i

@if the dmwf Figure iiiustmes face e (L. a matrix consti'uetedin eccoidmiee with the miicipies ofthe inventime.; 'nig'. iiiusiu; bolh feces and a, suie of e matrix smistrm-t-ei in eecerdzulce with of iiie i'rvenilon; i? 3 zi @wup or ilus of met 'the pncipies p ,ispective "YJ sii a ric/es se conseil-usted.

Referring ilo fue er ilius-i'stiiig' by Patentedimx appesite iiirectionsytiiatf is, .vheu'mie ohmi- `acier in the upright pesiiion the. eti'iei' ciifuiicei' is in he inver* i position. i' Suid -x'fevQ `@Jimmieters :are invii-cameliet niy in' they also of the szmie'en'; emi fece. En i "this embodimepsaid chssafiteirs are also sh'ciwzi symmetiicaly areuged along said face, that 1s to say, if the matrix Wele piiced iii the ine henciiilng mechanism of a, existing machine upon one end with one o' vsaid @hay-esters in aiinemen withl yhe .meid slm, e1'

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'eoiitempeites fuiier providing for meiq iism v 'twe characters upojii one fece of 1- ma trix, @zich dialectes? being in 'such cese e du-jpiiete of another cmrectei' thereezi im# standing in opposite .direction wfitli respect. thereto. In oiieofzs feMures*J fettina-Rime, the inventien efm'empiasshfi'ving iii, characters of @zich sii-3h i'upiieeie pai ranged symmercaiiy rifitiiiesgmv- 1mxaech" other 'in die sense heieiiibefor sied.'

bese ef iiiveiiii may u. eom-- billed in e siiugie enibedimmt and." :mei-.sei shown in iie sirenvfiiigs.` Refefingihen to Figs. and 3 of lie drawings tierme'riii 5,

siiewn having uponv one ffazee tiieiieofthe. ehemccers 6 and Whieii are upiieazes,eie` symmetricaily. arranged emi also stand or ieo'b in opposite ireetons. There are Liso siiewii missin?. ieee ciiaieees 8 and 9 which are in similar relation with respect to each other es iie charsesrs @and Z just described. The inVen'i-fm, in eer'tain of its aspects, prfwies a matriz; having e plurality oofi elim einersupmi earch ef he iw@ Qppesle 'fm-is thereof. each character im s 1me ilaving iis dupifjfie upon Jie sende fase and Sie characters upon spmsite isses ainement twinsveis i@ ehe me?, tain femmes mi the h 'ention urtiie'mqre @stemmi-.ais in :ifii um 0 @his that the charac-ters of each dugficne 'pair upon each'. erige be symmetiieeiiy arranged aise that they stand in opposite directions. These various features are shown combined in a i single embodiment and in Fig. 2 of the drawings, upon the opposite face of the matrix 5 from that bearing the characters 6 to `9, are shown characti .s 10 and 11 bearing to each other of the relations above set forth and likewise characters 12 and 13 also bearing to each other said relations.

There are also shown in the present embodiment as illustrating one Afeature of the invention duplicate distributing devices ar.- ranged so that either of said devices may cbperate with a single distributorl rail o1- equivalent device depending upon the position in which the matrix is presented thereto. In one aspect of the invention it is contemplated to place these duplicate distributing devices one at each end of the matrix and they are shown at 14 and l5 in the drawings herewith.

vIn the present cn'ibodin'xentand as 4carrying out one feature of the `invention there are shown cn the matrix shoulders 16 which co'perate with suitably shaped parts, either stationary or movable, of the line handling mechanism to accurately position and aline the' matrix in casting position. The positioning devices 16 are shown herein at each end of the matrix and said devices at one end of the matrix bear the same' relation to one of the characters thereon that the devices at the other end bear to the other of said characters. y

It will be understood that other features may be employed in connection withA a matrix constructed .in accordance with the principles of the invention to suit and adapt it, for use in a yarticular composing machine, such as suitab e escapement devices 'and suit-- able devices for feeding the matrices to the distribter, and so on, or the devices herein described or their equivalents may be empltyed for such purposes'.

rom the foregoing it will be understood that a matrix has been provided from each face of'which a plurality of fontsland faces may be vcast and that 'castings may be made from each face thereof and vfurthermore that an and all faces and fonts carried by the ma vrix may be, in an embodiment comprisingl certain features of the invention, secured'from the .matrix irrespective of its being distributed into the magazine or let outof rthemagazine into the assembling dev cesjvvith either end to. ltlmay be stated more in detail that by yaryipg the position of the line during'ca'st- Ving and by swin ing or otherwise moving the4 magazine Witi either end into relation yvlth theescapement devices or the distributmg devlces, ason'e may choose to consider it, the various faces may be made available and neither the magazine ,or the matrix:

has been increased in size nor has the Vmechanism of the magazine been multiplied or rendered complex. The ability to use the matrix irrespective of whichever end is in a particular position, is of great usefulness furthermore in aiding and simplifying-the'- construction of a casting machine, as Well as in decreasing its hull; and realizing the other advantages herein sel forth, together with others which will be obvious.

From all the foregoing it will be understood that a matrix has been provided cm-v bodying the principles of the invention set forth herein, and realizing the objects of the invention andthe advantages herein set forth together ivith other objects and advantages.

The invention', in its broader aspects.

not limited to the particular construction shown, nor to any particular rmistrnctions by which it has been or may be carried into elicot, as lnanylchanges may be made in the construction .y'itliolxt departing 'from the main principles of the invention and without sacrificing its chief advantages.

Vhat I do claim as my invent-ion and de- J0 p sire to secure by Letters Pat-ent, is: y

. l. A'matrix having a plurality of distributing devices thereon reversely arranged With reference to leach other, said matrix also having a character thereon in multiplicate and footing in opposite directions, one character bearing the same relation to one of said distributing devices that another of .,aidcharacters does toanother of said distributing devices.

2. A matrix having a plurality of distributing devices thereon and having upon one face thereof a character thereon in multiplicate, -one character' bearing the sameA relation to one of said distributing devices thatanother of said characters does-to .another of said distributing devices.

3. A matrix having a plurality of distributing devices thereon, one distributing' device bearing the same relation to one end of the matrix.' that another distributing device does toanotherg and having upon one i thereof a characterthereon in multiplicate'.

and footing in opposite directions', one charac ter bearing the same relation to one of sa1d alinmg devices that another of said v`characters does to another of said alining devices all the ma vices ofl'the font being of the same length. I

5. A matrix having a plurality of alining devices thereon, one alining device bearing the same relationto one end ofthe matrix that another alining device does to another,

and having upon one facel thereof a character thereon in multiplicate and footing in opposite directions, one character bearing the same relation to one of said ali-ning vdevices that another of said characters does to another` of said alining devices allnjthc matrices of the font being ci the same length.

6. A matrix having distributing and alining devices in duplicate, one set of said devices having the same relation to one end of the matrix that the other set thereof has to the other end o the matrix, va character in duplicate on said matrimone of said duplicate characters bearing the same relation to one of said sets of distributing and alining devices that the other of said characters does to the other set of `said distributingr and alining devices.

7. A matrix having distributing and alining devices in duplicate, one set of said devices having; the same 'relation to one end of the matriuithat the other set thereof has to the other end of thel matrix, a character in duplicate on one face, of said matrix, one of said duplicate characters hearing the same relation to one of said sets of distributing and alining devices that the other of said characters does to the other set of said dis` tributing and alining devicesv y S. A matrix having distributing and alin ing devices `in duplicate, one set of said devices having the same relation to one end of the matrix that the other set thereof has to the other end of the matrix, a character in duplicate on one face' of said matrix, one

of said duplicate characters bearin the same relation to one of said sets of distributing and alining devices that the other ot' said characters does to theother set of saidl distributing and alinin devices, and the sume character also' in uplicate on the opposite face of said matrix from said firsthentioned duplicate characters, one of said duplicate characters on said opposite. face being in the same relation to one set of said elining and distributing devices as one of the duplicate characters on said first-mentloned face of the matrix and the other of said characters on said opposite tace being 1n the same relation to the other set of distributing and alining devices as the other duplicate character on said first-mentioned -face of the matrix.

A matrix havingA 'on one tace thereof two duplicate characters standing in opposite directions and duplicate distributing devices at each end ofthe matrix. v

l0. A matrixliaving on one face thereof a plurality of duplicate characters standing in opposite directions and on the opposite tace thereof, a plurality of other duplicate characters also standing in opposite directions and two duplicate distributing devices carried by said matrix.

11. A matrix having on one face thereof two characters which are duplicates and standing in oppositedirections and.A on the opposite .face two characters which are `duplicates of each other standing in opposite directions and a distributing device at each end of the matrix.

In testimony whereof, I have signedl my name to this specification, in the presence of tivo subscribing Witnesses.

` CARL LUCKE.

Witnesses:

JOHN D. MORGAN, KATHARINE fnx'roN. 

